UK defence minister visits base on high alert after drone strike as civilian personnel, families and villagers seek safety

Defence sources say deployment of HMS Duncan to better protect base on Mediterranean island is under discussion

The development comes after an Iranian-made drone crashed into the UK's military base in Cyprus.

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

Evacuations near RAF base have reignited debate as Cypriots question the risks of hosting western military sites

John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit RAF base on island

LONDON: Britain’s Defense Minister John Healey is headed to Cyprus, media reports said, following the outbreak of war in the Middle East and a drone strike on a UK air base on the…

UK defence minister visits base on high alert after drone strike as civilian personnel, families and villagers seek safety

Foreign minister wants ‘conversation’ about closing UK military sites following British government not warning of impending attack on RAF Akrotiri